The Making of 'The Italian Job' Page #6

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in your imagination, okay?

That gold is already gone.

That's bullshit, Steve.

No, really, it's over Charlie.

I'm trying to move

the last two bricks.

You want to come after me

over a couple of lousy bricks?

I mean, really, be my guest.

But you're off to a bad start,

you know?

'Cause you just blew

the best thing

you had going for you.

You just blew the element

of surprise.

Surprised?

It's over when I say it's over.

Are you all right, sir?

How you doing?

Good...

considering...

considering the fact

that I'm doing all of this

for a man I barely knew.

You know what bothered me

all those years, Charlie?

It was that, whenever

he'd call me to tell me

that he was on some job,

I knew you were right there

with him.

You got to know him

a lot better than I did.

Just 'cause he was around

me more doesn't mean

he wasn't thinking

about you all the time.

Be nice if it was true.

It is true.

He always regretted

not having been

a good enough father

to you, Stella.

How do you know that?

Because he told me.

What did you do to your hand?

I punched Steve.

Why do you get to punch him

and I don't?

Those hands are

way too valuable.

Hey.

Okay?

There'll be nothing left

of that if you keep rubbing it.

Tell Mr. Frazelli

we'll see him at 8:00.

Charlie!

He's flying the coop.

When?

His security guard called

for a private helicopter

at 4:
00 PM.

There's an armored car service

coming to his house at 5:00.

There is a cargo plane scheduled

to depart LAX at 8:00 PM

to Mexico City.

What if he's moving the safe

as a diversion?

We crack it, it's empty,

the gold's somewhere else.

Steve's not about to let

that gold out of his sight.

It's going to be in that truck

and he's going to be watching it

every step of the way

from the helicopter.

So the gold's headed to Mexico.

Who knows where?

They could change

the flight plan in midair.

Slow down, slow down.

You guys are looking at this

the wrong way.

This is good news for us.

Charlie, what do you

mean, "good news"?

We've been trying to get

to the gold in the safe,

now the safe is coming to us.

We're going to boost it

in transit.

Charlie, it could take

a dozen different routes

to the airport.

We have no idea which one.

We can't take out an armored

truck during rush hour.

We're already set up to do it.

Napster,

gridlock every route

except for the one we choose.

Force that truck to go

exactly where we want it to go.

Where do we want it to go?

We can't have a shoot-out

with armed guards. We'd lose.

We do it like the ltalian job.

Hello?

Why'd you do it?

Do what?

Yevhen.

You didn't have to clip him.

Whoa, whoa.

What are you talking about?

We didn't clip anybody.

Yevhen's cousin is under

the distinct impression

that you did.

Why does he think that?

Because you want to know

about the gold

with the Balinese dancer.

You told him that?

Listen to me, man.

If there's one thing that I know

is never to mess

with Mother Nature,

mother-in-laws

or mother-freakin' Ukrainians.

Look, I need a favor.

Yeah.

Had a hiccup last night.

Could use some help.

Want hands-on this time.

You interested?

Could be.

But I don't like

to be kept in the dark.

If I'm in, I'm in.

Okay, you're in.

All right.

What do you think, Charlie?

This'll work.

Let's go.

You're amazing.

It's a work of genius.

Uh-huh.

You okay?

Just give me a moment.

Now?

I'm about to insert this pin

into this detonator tube,

and if the brass touches

the sides,

we'll both be the last people

we ever see.

Take all the time you need.

Hey, Charlie.

What?

I love you, man.

I love you, too.

Okay.

Okay.

Your attention, please.

Metrolink train number 774

will arrive

in approximately 15 minutes.

Check positions.

Napster?

I'm in position.

Handsome Rob?

We're in position.

Everything's quiet, Charlie.

Wrench?

Set.

Charlie, we got

an uninvited visitor.

Some motorcycle guard

following the truck.

We'll deal with it.

Who are these cats?

What's wrong?

Charlie, you won't believe this.

He's brought in

three armored trucks.

It's a shell game.

Shell game now.

Well, boss,

I can't reroute the truck

if I don't know which truck

to reroute.

Just go with the one

Steve follows in the helicopter.

Remember, he said he'd never let

that gold out of his sight.

Unless he's playing us,

and he is.

Okay, let's go!

Moving out!

Here we go.

They're pulling out.

Napster,

pull up the traffic cameras

you're watching.

Where's the first camera

the trucks go past?

Vine and Yucca; they're all

going to cross there.

See which one's riding low.

First one is...

First two are the same, so...

Houston, we have our truck.

It is number 128.

We're moving out.

Three-kilo-bob

to two-fox-mike,

we're heading to the airport.

Okay, guys, truck 128

has turned right heading west.

Gridlock time.

Mr. Scott, pick up

a courtesy telephone please.

Mr. Scott, pick up a courtesy...

We've crashed.

It's not a crash.

We've got power.

I can't log in.

They are about to hit a major

detour and be sent your way.

Oops.

You'll... never... shut down...

the real... Napster.

What's your problem?!

Truck 128,

what is your progress?

This is truck 128.

Traffic's out of control here.

We've got to look

for another route.

Check the police band.

Okay, I'm opening up

a space on Highland.

Oh, get us out of here.

I'm trying.

And he's taking it.

Police scanners are saying

computers are down

at Traffic Control Center.

Nice, Charlie.

What are you up to?

Go back.

I now command you to turn left.

Come on, take the left.

Yeah, you did.

You did.

Give us the flag.

Metro just passed through

the station.

You are clear for 90 seconds.

Go.

Come on, Steve.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Look out!

Look out!

you're either blocked in

or you're paint on the train.

Go, go, come on, come on!

Stay right on me,

this is gonna be tight.

Go, go, go, go, go, go!

You're gonna stop right there.

Okay, guys.

Coming into position.

Stay cool.

Ten...

nine...

eight...

seven...

six...

five...

four...

Don't lose 'em,

don't lose 'em,

-don't lose them.

-three...

two...

one.

Damn.

Where's my truck?

What...? What the f***

happened to my truck?!

It just blew right through

the street.

Well, get under there.

We have another problem, guys.

What?

This isn't the Worthington 1000.

What?

He switched safes on us.

Can you do it?

It's lsraeli made.

It's got a glass re-lock system.

There's a pane of glass

right here behind this door.

And if I don't drill perfectly

through that hole,

steel rods snap into place

and you can't open the safe.

And then we're up sh*t creek.

I think I just

cracked the glass.

I don't think it broke though.

I can't drill it again.

I have to do it by touch.

I can't get through.

The train's blocking the tunnel.

Where does the Metro rail

come above ground?

Positions two and three,

meet at 1 1th and Figueroa

and double back

to Hollywood and Highland.

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